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A select list of resources - March 2003

Mysteries Of The Dreaming: The Spiritual Life Of Australian Aborigines - Cowan, James  299.92 COW 

Aborigines Today (Videorecording) - V/305.89915/ABO

Across Country: Stories From Aboriginal Australia - Davies, Kerry (Ed.)   305.89915 ACR

After Mabo (Videorecording) - Hughes, John  
V/305.89915 AFT

As A Matter Of Fact: Answering The Myths And Misconceptions  About Indigenous Australians - Atsic  R/305.89915 AS

Aboriginal Women By Degrees: Their Stories Of The Journey Towards Academic Achievement - Bin-Sallik, Mary Ann (Ed.) 305.89915/BIN

Aboriginal Australia: Black Responses To White Dominance, 1788-2001 - Broome, Richard 305.89915/Bro

Rednecks, Eggheads And Blcckfellas: A Study Of Racial Power And Intimacy In Australia - Cowlishaw, Gillain 305.89915/Cow

Desert Stories (Videorecording) - 305.89915/Des

Dreaming Reels: Aboriginal Images Of Of Australian Silent Films 1898-1937 – Nfsa V/305.89915/Dre

Crossed Purposes: The Pintupi And Australias Indigenous Policy - Folds, Ralph 305.89915/Fol

Shadow Child: A Memoir Of The  Stolen Generation - Fraser, Rosalie 305.89915/Gra

Reconciliation: A Journey - Gordon, Michael 305.89915/Gor

Reconciliation: Essays On Australian Reconciliation - Grattan, Michelle (Ed.)  305.89915/Gra

The Tears Of Strangers: A Memoir - Grant, Stan  305.89915/Gra

The Guruma Story Guruma-Yharntu Wangka - Brehant, Noreen (Ed.)  305.89915/Gur

Jabiluka (Videorecording)  V/305.89915/Jab

Kick The Tin - Kartinyeri, Doris  305.89915/Kar

Wherever I Go: Myles Lalor’s ‘Oral History’ - Beckett, Jeremy (Ed.) 305.89915/Lal

It Is No Secret - Meehan, Donna 305.8915/Mee

Black Chicks Talking - Purcell, Leah 305.89915/Pur

Why Weren’t We Told? : Apersonal Search For The Truth About Our History - Reynold’s Henry 305.89915/Rey

Sacred Journey  (Videorecording) V/305.89915/Sac

Body/Landscape Journals - Sommerville, M. 305.89915/Som

Snake Circle - Sykes, Roberta 305.89915/Syk

Phyllis Kaberry And Me: Anthroplogy, History And Aboriginal Australia - Toussaint, Sandy 
305.89915/Tou

Towards Reconciliation - Healey , Justin (Ed.) Q/305.89915/Tow

Why Warriors Lie Down And Die: Towards An Understanding Of Why The Aboriginal People Of Arnhem Land Face The Greatest Crisis In Health And Education Since The European Contact:  Djambatj Mala

Women Of The Earth (Videorecording) 
V/305.89915/Wom

Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarin: A World That Is, Was And Will Be - Bell, Diane 305.8991509423/Bel

The Struggle For Aboriginal Rights: A Documentary History - Attwood, Bain 323.119915/Att

White Politics And Black Australians - Bennett, Scott  323.119915/Ben

Taking A Stand: Land Rights To Reconciliation - Tickner, Robert 323.119915/Tic

Belonging: Australians, Place And Aboriginal Ownership - Read, Peter 333.20994/Rea

Aboriginal Land Rights - Healey, Justin (Ed.) Q/346.04320994/Abo

Mabo, Wik And Native Title - Butt, Peter.J 346.043209941/But

Pila Nguru: The Spinifex People - Cane, Scott Q/346.043209941/Can

Aboriginal Health - Healey, Kaye (Ed.) R/Hsc/362.849915/Abo

Aboriginal Health And Welfare - Healey, Justin (Ed.) Q/362.849915/Abo

The Stolen Children - Townsend-Medlock, Julie 362.849915/Bir

Bringing Them Home: National Inquiry Into The Separation Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families (Videorecording) V/362.849915/Bri

Broken Circles: Fragmenting Indigenous Families 1800-200 - Haebich, Anna  362.849915/Hae

Is That You Ruthie ? - Hegarty, Ruth  362.89915/Heg

Black Lives, Government Lies - Kidd, Rosalind  R/Hsc/362.849915/Kid

A Rape Of The Soul So Profound: The Return Of The Stolen Generations - Read, Peter  362.89915/Rea

Stolen Children (Videorecording) V/362.849915/Sto

The Stolen Generations - Healey, Justin (Ed.)  362.849915/Sto

Haunted By The Past - Ginibi, Ruby Langford   365.60994/Gin

Storytracking: Texts, Stories And Histories In Central Australia - Gill, Sam  398.20994/Gil

The Rainbow Serpent - Hulley, Charles.E 398.209994/Hul

Aboriginal Myths, Legends And Fables - Reed, A.W  398.20994/Ree

Long Time Now: Stories Of The Dreamtime, The Here And Now - Taylor, Alf  398.20994/Tay

The Teaching Stones Of The Outcast Tribe (Videorecording)   V/398.20994/Tea

Aboriginal Art Collections: Highlights From Australia’s Public Museums And Galleries - Cochrane, Susan (Ed.)  709.94a/Abo

‘Don’t Ask For Stories’: The Women From Ernabella And Their Art - Eickelkamp, Ute  (Compiled) 709.94a/Eic

Shimmer In The City (Videorecording)  V/709.94a/Hic

Kaltja Now: Indigenous Arts Australia - Chance, Ian (Ed.) Q/709.94a/Kal

Keringke: Contemporary Eastern Arrernte Art - Keringke Arts Centre Q709.94a/Ker

Contemporary Aboriginal Art: A Guide To The Rebirth Of An Ancient Culture - Mcculloch, Sue 709.94a/Mac

Mark  Norval: Kimberley Artist- His Story And Work - Norval, Mark  709.94a/Nor

Oxford Companion To Aboriginal Art And Culture - Kleinert, S R/709.94a/Oxf

Kathleen Petyarre: Genius Of Place - Nicholls, Christine Q/709.94a/Pet R/709.94a/Pet

The Australian  Ark: Return To The Dreaming (Videorecording) V/759.994a/Aus

Spirit Country: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art - Isaacs, Jenny  Q/759.994a/Isa

First Citizen: The Life And Time Of Albert Namatjira (Videorecording)  V/759.994 Nam

Didgeridoo: A Beginners Guide (Videorecording) V/788.0508911/Did

Message Stick: Contemporary Aboriginal Writing - Reed-Gilbert, Kerrie (Compiled) 819.080889915/Mes

Those Who Remain Will Always Remember: An Anthology Of Aboriginal Writing - Brewster, Anne - Et.Al  819.08089915/Tho

Rimfire - Moreton, Romaine 819.14/Mor

Ruby Langford Ginibi (Videorecording) - Heimans, Frank(Ed.) V/819.34/Gin

Aboriginal Heroes Of The Resistance: From Pemuluwy To Mabo - Newbury, Paul W. Q/994.004991/Abo

Burnum Burnum: A Warrior Of Peace - Norst, Marlene J. 994.004991/Bur

Second Nature: The History And Implications Of Australia As Aboriginal Landscape - Head, Lesley 994.004991/Hea

Sister Girl: The Writings Of Aboriginal Activist And Historian Jackie Huggins - Huggins, Jackie 994.004991/Hug

Kakadu Man (Videorecording)  V/994.004991/Nei

This Whispering In Our Hearts - Reynolds, Henry  994.004991/Rey

Archaeology Of The Dreamtime: The Story Of Prehistoric Australia And It's People - Flood, Josephine   994.01/Flo

Sands Of The Dreamtime (Videorecording) - Burchfield, Geoffrey V/994.01/San

Land Is Life: From Bush To Town: The Story Of The Yanyuwa People - Baker, Richard Munro  994.295004991/Bak

The Aboriginal Australians: Spirit Of Arnhem  Land - Tweedie, Penny  Q/994.295004991/Twe  

Untold Stories: Memories And Lives Of Victorian Kooris - Critchett, Jan  994.5004991/Cri

Goodbye Riverbank: The Barwon: Namoi People Tell Their Story - Zager, Cilka   994.5004991/Zag

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